Whatever your goal in the world of business, the general concentration allows you to tailor your MBA program to your own individual needs. Choose any four three-unit courses from the GGU graduate catalog to build your own course of study. With an array of electives to choose from, you can pick those courses that give you the set of knowledge and skills that you need in your career. Select courses from Accounting, Finance, Health Services Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, International Business, Marketing, Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Public Administration, Public Relations, Psychology, or Taxation.
Four courses ( 12 units) from any 300- or 400-level courses with the following prefixes: ACCTG, ECON, EMPA, FI, HSM, ITM, MGT, MKT, OP, PR or TA.
MBA, Accounting Concentration — 12 units The accounting concentration prepares you for a career in public accounting as an auditor, tax professional or consultant; in private industry as a controller, treasurer or chief financial officer; in not-for-profit accounting; or in banking and other positions where strong integration of finance and accounting is required.
Required Courses — 12 units
ACCTG 300 Accounting Research and Communication Three 300-level courses ( 9 units) with the ACCTG prefix, which may include ACCTG 398 Internship: Accounting.
Students who choose the accounting concentration also need to satisfy the following proficiency requirement and foundation courses:
Accounting Foundation Courses — 18 units* ACCTG 100A Intermediate Accounting I ACCTG 100B Intermediate Accounting II ACCTG 100C Intermediate Accounting III ACCTG 105 Cost Management ACCTG 108A** Federal Income Tax I ACCTG 146 Business Law
*These courses will be waived for those students who have passed the CPA examination. Additionally, individual courses can be waived if students have previously completed comparable courses at another regionally accredited institution with a grade of B- or better. Students may be admitted to advanced program courses before completion of the entire accounting foundation and foundation program courses, but must complete all accounting foundation and foundation program courses by the time that six units have been earned in the advanced program.
**Students who have passed the Enrolled Agents Exam do not have to take ACCTG 108A.
MBA, Finance Concentration — 12 units You’ll learn the traditional decision-making techniques in the areas of capital budgeting, capital structure, investment management, and short-term capital management. You’ll learn how to manage financial risks with derivatives that are playing an
increasingly important role in corporate risk management. You’ll learn to use financial information to make wise choices and steer your company to success.
Required Courses — 12 units
FI 300 Corporate Finance
Three 300- or 400-level courses ( 9 units) with the FI or ECON
prefix, which may include FI 497 Internship: Finance.
MBA, Health Services Management Concentration — 12 units This concentration is designed to give you the knowledge, skills and tools needed to effectively manage a health services organization. Current and future issues impacting health services management receive special emphasis. You’ll learn how to succeed in the administration of health services organizations and to understand the structure and function of the US health-services systems. You’ll gain expertise in the role and function of different types of public and private health insurance programs and be able to analyze current and future US health care policy issues. This concentration provides an opportunity for those who already have a health services-related undergraduate or graduate degree to make a career change into management, or those who already hold a business undergraduate degree to make the change into health services management.
Required Courses — 12 units
HSM 372 US Health Services Delivery Systems HSM 373 Healthcare Policy and Government Relations
Two of the following:
HSM 374 Healthcare Economics and Public Policy
HSM 375 Health Services Quality Assessment and
Improvement
Continuum of Long-Term Care
Financial Management of Health Services Organizations
HSM 378 Managing the Legal and Ethical Aspects of
Health Services
HSM 379 Evolution of Managed Care and Integrated
Health Services Delivery Systems
HSM 396A-ZZ Special Topics in Health Services
Management Internship in Health Services Management Directed Study in Health Services Management
HSM 376
HSM 377
HSM 398
HSM 399
MBA, Human Resource Management Concentration — 12 units In the competitive global marketplace, effective management of human resources is necessary for success and often overlooked. You’ll learn to understand the human resource issues triggered by technology and the international business environment, and how to apply your knowledge as a human resource manager or personnel officer in business and public organizations.
Required Courses — 12 units
MGT 346 Human Resource Management
MGT 370 Strategic Human Resource Management
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